Vanessa Williams to star in ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Carnegie Hall- Page 2

[Salina James]

Posted: 1/12/22 at 5:29am

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!! This sounds great

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/3/22 at 12:47pm

Elizabeth Stanley should be lovely as Fay.

Doug Sills, Eddie Cooper, and Michael Mulheren have also been announced, in addition to Vanessa Williams & Santino Fontana.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vanessa-Williams-Elizabeth-Stanley-Santino-Fontana-More-to-Star-in-ANYONE-CAN-WHISTLE-Concert-20220203

 

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 2/3/22 at 12:51pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Vanessa-Williams-Elizabeth-Stanley-Santino-Fontana-More-to-Star-in-ANYONE-CAN-WHISTLE-Concert-20220203

Joining her will be Elizabeth Stanley, seen most recently on Broadway in Jagged Little Pill and who played April in the 2006 revival of Company; and one of Broadway's favorite leading men, Tony Award winner Santino Fontana, along with Douglas Sills, Eddie Cooper, and Michael Mulheren. It is directed and conducted by MasterVoices Artistic Director Ted Sperling.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 2/3/22 at 1:17pm

I’m so excited for this!!!

[everythingtaboo]

Posted: 2/3/22 at 1:34pm

I was excited before, but now Elizabeth Stanley?! If I wasn't at work I'd be doing the biggest happy dance. Can't wait to see this cast!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 2/27/22 at 5:02pm

Conversation about the upcoming event, with some rehearsal footage:

 

[joevitus]

Posted: 2/27/22 at 6:43pm

Please oh please let there be a recording!

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 2/27/22 at 6:47pm

I wonder if there’s any chance this will turn up on TDF.

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/27/22 at 7:03pm

Considering there are now 3 cast recordings of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (the OBC, the 90s concert with Peters/Kahn/Bakula, and now the Jay Records album with Julie McKenzie & Maria Friedman) I highly doubt anyone is going to put up the money for yet another WHISTLE album, which is always going to be a niche thing.

Aside from wheelchair/companion seats, the only available seats going by the Carnegie Hall website are $15-$30 tix in the top two levels. It would be silly to discount those further or put the show on TDF.

Updated On: 2/27/22 at 07:03 PM

[joevitus]

Posted: 2/28/22 at 10:20am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Considering there are now 3 cast recordings of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE (the OBC, the 90s concert with Peters/Kahn/Bakula, and now the Jay Records album with Julie McKenzie & Maria Friedman) I highly doubt anyone is going to put up the money for yetanotherWHISTLE album, which is always going to be a niche thing.

Aside from wheelchair/companion seats, the only available seats going by the Carnegie Hall website are $15-$30 tix in the top two levels. It would be silly to discount those further or put the show on TDF."

I hope you're wrong, as this sounds like a dream cast, and a recording is the only way I'm likely to encounter it. 

[ErmengardeStopSniveling]

Posted: 2/28/22 at 10:57am

Am I remembering correctly that they brought the ENCORES cast into a studio, recorded a full album, and it has been locked up in a vault somewhere?? (Possibly due to funding or Arthur Laurents?) That's the dream cast for me, vocally speaking.

[joevitus]

Posted: 2/28/22 at 11:58am

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Am I remembering correctly that they brought the ENCORES cast into a studio, recorded a full album, and it has been locked up in a vault somewhere?? (Possibly due to funding or Arthur Laurents?) That's the dream cast for me, vocally speaking."

Well, that's depressing. Hopefully at some point we'll get, as Dr. Frank-N-Furter would say, "One from the vaults."

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/3/22 at 11:08am

Joanna Gleason will narrate:

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Joanna-Gleason-Will-Narrate-ANYTHING-CAN-WHISTLE-Concert-at-Carnegie-Hall-20220303

[binau]

Posted: 3/3/22 at 5:45pm

ErmengardeStopSniveling said: "Am I remembering correctly that they brought the ENCORES cast into a studio, recorded a full album, and it has been locked up in a vault somewhere?? (Possibly due to funding or Arthur Laurents?) That's the dream cast for me, vocally speaking."

Lol sadly not. You’re thinking of the Jay Records album that actually recently was unlocked after 20 years and available now. It’s good, but it’s nothing like the Encores! cast. Donna Murphy was so good in the role. 

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 3/4/22 at 2:14am

Obviously there's no telling how much narration there'll be but do you think it's necessary to read the wikipedia synopsis, listen to the album, etc. before the concert or is the story decently easy to follow from the songs?

[chrishuyen]

Posted: 3/4/22 at 3:07am

I'm guessing it's probably gonna be very similar to the Bernadette Peters Carnegie Hall concert version (which also included narration), in which I don't think any prior knowledge is really necessary. But the story can get a bit convoluted so it might help to read up a bit beforehand (there's a couple plot twists if you want to avoid that though)

[binau]

Posted: 3/4/22 at 3:10am

The book of the show is a mess so you will never fully understand it in my opinion but it’s part of the charm. 

[EvanHansen]

Posted: 3/4/22 at 9:52am

Selling one ticket to this concert in row A of the Balcony for $17 (same price I purchased it). Private Message me if interested! 

[joevitus]

Posted: 3/4/22 at 10:18am

binau said: "The book of the show is a mess so you will never fully understand it in my opinion but it’s part of the charm."

Don't agree. I'm assuming you've read the script? It isn't great, but I don't think it's a mess, and it's very easy to follow. The big criticism of the show from those originally involved (including Angela Lansbury) was that what starts out as a scathing critique turned into a conventional uplift story. I think Lansbury said the audience expected a phenobarbital and wound up getting an aspirin.

Updated On: 3/4/22 at 10:18 AM

[NYadgal]

Posted: 3/9/22 at 8:59pm

The performance is sold out!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/9/22 at 9:08pm

Well, there are 9 seats left in the balcony, but close enough.

[VintageSnarker]

Posted: 3/10/22 at 12:26am

joevitus said: "binau said: "The book of the show is a mess so you will never fully understand it in my opinion but it’s part of the charm."

Don't agree. I'm assuming you've read the script? It isn't great, but I don't think it's a mess, and it's very easy to follow. The big criticism of the show from those originally involved (including Angela Lansbury) was that what starts out as a scathing critique turned into a conventional uplift story. I think Lansbury said the audience expected a phenobarbital and wound up getting an aspirin."

I reread the wikipedia page. I don't know if I totally understand how the romance fits in but hopefully it'll make sense with everything else. 

[Play Esq.]

Posted: 3/10/22 at 8:06am

So pumped for this! I hope it approaches the heights of the Encores! performance (of which id buy a recording of in a second)!

[binau]

Posted: 3/10/22 at 8:55am

Apparently it's going to be recorded according to playbill. Unsure if that means soundboard or video..I assume it means video. 

[binau]

Posted: 3/10/22 at 8:55am

Apparently it's going to be recorded according to playbill. Unsure if that means soundboard or video..I assume it means video.